Redrawing local government boundaries : an international study of politics, procedures and decisions /

Local governments today are under extreme pressure to undertake boundary reform. The global trend toward urbanization has brought with it economic, environmental, social, and regional demands that have severe implications for local governments and their territories. As a result, changing the areal j...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Meligrana, John, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, ©2004.
Colección:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
Temas:
Local government > Case studies.
Boundaries > Case studies.
Comparative government.
Administration locale > Études de cas.
Frontières > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Boundaries
Comparative government
Local government
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / John Meligrana
  • Redrawing local boundaries: Deriving the principles for politically just procedures / Ronan Paddison
  • Goals for municipal restructuring plans / Andrejs Skaburskis
  • Annexation activity and policy in the United States / Greg Lindsey
  • Canadian experiences of local government boundary reform: A comparison of Quebec and Ontario / Raphaël Fischler, John Meligrana, and Jeanne M. Wolfe
  • The two waves of territorial reform of local government in Germany / Hellmut Wollmann
  • Changeless boundaries do not fix a changing history: The map of the Spanish local government / Abel Albet i Mas
  • Changing local government in Israel: The paradox of extreme centralism versus inability to reform / Eran Razin
  • Confusing responses to regional conflicts: Restructuring local administrative boundaries in Korea / Dong-Ho Shin
  • Reorganizing urban space in postreform China / Jianfa Shen
  • Local government reorganization in South Africa / Robert Cameron
  • Conclusion: Changing local government boundaries in different political-ideological environments / John Meligrana and Eran Razin.

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